Portrayal of mental health in the newspapers from Chennai: A cross-sectional survey

Chandan, Antra; Sridhar, Upasana; Jain, Sanjana G; Ramalakshmi, CS; Gopal, Subhashini; Raghavan, Venkatesh

doi:10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_69_19

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“…India has a large prison population (Ministry of Home Affairs, 2020), and mental health services in prisons have been highly recommended (Rabiya & Raghavan, 2018). As reported in research studies and government reports, the number of mental health professionals available in correctional settings in India are far below those calculated as necessary (Math et al., 2011; Ministry of Home Affairs, 2020), convicted prisoners considered by the authorities as being of ‘good behaviour’ may be used to develop a peer support system for identifying need and providing services for various common mental health and substance use‐related problems among other prisoners.…”

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Feasibility testing of a peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use

Thekkumkara

Jagannathan

Muliyala

et al. 2023

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Background The prevalence of mental disorders and substance use among prisoners is high. Convicted prisoners of ‘good behaviour’ can be part of a peer support system in prisons. Aim To evaluate the feasibility of a peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use in prison. Method The study used a mixed method research design, with a quasi‐experimental approach (single group pre‐post without control). It was conducted in two phases: Phase I. Thirty‐five peers/convicted prisoners were recruited through advertisements on the prisoners' community radio station. Volunteers with good behaviour reports were given training over 5 days to recognise mental and substance use disorders and provide basic peer support in prison; their attitudes and knowledge were tested before and after the training. Phase II. Feasibility of the peer support programme was tested by (i) recording the number of cases identified and referred, (ii) pre‐ and post‐evaluation of well‐being, coping, and symptom severity of those supported and (iii) evaluating qualitatively the experience of the peer supporters and service users. Results Thirty‐five peer supporters identified 49 cases over 3 months. These cases showed significant improvement in well‐being (Z −1.962; p < 0.050) and reduction in symptom severity (Z −1.913; 0.056). There was a significant improvement in the peers supporters' self‐esteem from pre‐ to post‐training (t −3.31; p < 0.002), improvement in their benevolence (t −4.37; p < 0.001) and a significant reduction in their negative attitudes to mental illness (Z −3.518; p < 0.001). A thematic model of peer support encompassed self‐experienced benefits for the peer supporter, wider recognition of peer supporters in the prison, challenges to this kind of support, experience of training and visions for future work. Conclusion The peer support programme was experienced positively by the peer‐supporters and supported. Common mental disorders, substance use and suicidality were recognised and appropriately referred. A full‐scale evaluation of this promising programme is warranted.

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Feasibility testing of a peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use

Thekkumkara

Jagannathan

Muliyala

et al. 2023

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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“…[4] Syed Rabiya, Vijaya Raghavan did a review of 12 research in which the prevalence of mental disorders and drug abuse in prisons, clinical features, and factors affecting mental health in Indian prisons were analysed and it concluded saying that the number of studies in India related to the prevalence of mental health is comparatively less as compared to other countries. [5] Since there were less number of researches conducted on jail inmates in Delhi so we took up this research to assess the mental health problems and coping strategies among the jail inmates so as to help the jail authority to bring about reforms.…”

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A Survey to Assess the Mental Health Problems and Coping Strategies Amongst the Jail Inmates in a Selected Jail in Delhi

George

Kapoor

Biswas³

2023

Int J Health Sci Res

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Context: Mental Health Problems among jail inmates are high. Most of the research studies on jail inmates are conducted by western countries whereas research studies in Indian jails are scarce. Aim: Assess the Mental Health Problems and its relationship with various sociodemographic factors and to find Coping Strategies used by jail inmates. Materials and methods: 192 female jail inmates of age 20-60 years were selected by purposive sampling and interviewed using Structured Interview Schedule Related to Demographic Data, Standardized DASS-21 Tool For Assessment Of Mental Health Problems, Standardized SCBS tool for assessment Of Coping Strategies (adaptive, maladaptive). SPSS was used for statistical analysis. Results: The major findings of the study showed that 8.3%(16) had extremely severe depression, 17.7%(34) had extremely severe anxiety and 3.6%(7) had extremely severe stress. The Chi square value showed significant association between the selected demographic variables - age, marital status, family type, number of family members, literacy, previous occupation, prior income, number of days in jail, type of crime, previous substance and Mental Health Problems at 0.05 level of significance and no significant association between the number of times convicted and jail inmate status. The findings related to coping strategies revealed that 76%(146) jail inmates used acceptance, as their adaptive coping strategy whereas 73.44 % (141) jail inmates employed self-distraction as their maladaptive coping strategy. Conclusions: The results of this study showed that jail inmates were experiencing Mental Health Problems and have been using adaptive and maladaptive Coping Strategies. Starting of reform activities is the need of the hour. Key words: [Mental Health Problems, Coping Strategies, jail inmates]

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“…However, mass media campaigns can impact positive and negative health behaviour in the population and be a force for good (Wakefied et al, 2010). To date, there is very little research exploring mental health coverage in an Indian context (Chandan et al, 2020; Mohandass et al, 2019; Padhy et al, 2014; Srivastava et al, 2016)…”

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Mental health disorders in English newspapers of India: A retrospective study

Arneaud¹,

Kar²,

Majumder

et al. 2022

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: In recent years there has been significant coverage of mental health in Indian newspapers; the media can play a significant role in perpetuating as well as reducing stigma towards people with mental illness. This paper analyses the content, context and type of newspaper coverage of various mental health disorders in English language newspapers in India between 2016 and 2021. Methods: A detailed analysis was performed on a sample of articles about mental illness in a range of English language Indian newspapers. Results: Depression was the most prevalent topic amongst the articles followed by anxiety, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Our study describes a wide range of use of mental health disorders in various newspapers. All diagnoses were generally described in a criminal context like homicide, sexual assault and other crimes. Over time newspaper coverage of mental illness has become less stigmatising. Further exploration of non-English medium newspapers is required to fully understand the extent of the role of print media in perpetuating unhelpful stereotypes of people with mental illness in India.

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Portrayal of mental health in the newspapers from Chennai: A cross-sectional survey

Cited by 3 publications

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Feasibility testing of a peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use

Feasibility testing of a peer support programme for prisoners with common mental disorders and substance use

A Survey to Assess the Mental Health Problems and Coping Strategies Amongst the Jail Inmates in a Selected Jail in Delhi

Mental health disorders in English newspapers of India: A retrospective study

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